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One Direction star Liam Payne has assured fans the group is "far from over" following bandmate Zayn Malik's shock decision to quit on Wednesday (25Mar15). Malik announced he was leaving because he wanted a "normal" life away from the spotlight, and devastated fans from all over the world have poured out their feelings on social media.
On Thursday (26Mar15), Payne, 21, took to Twitter in a bid to console fans who are still trying to come to terms with the fact their pop idol has quit One Direction.
He wrote, "In light of recent events I think this is important to say. For the past five years now I’ve been part of something so special I don’t think any of us really understand, something that can mean the world to people and put a smile on the face of our fans even in the darkest times. To a lot of people it’s just a bunch of silly kids in a band but to the people involved it means so much more.
"This last week has been some of the worst times, possibly the worst. It’s something we are all deeply saddened by. It’s sad to think for the time being we won’t grace the stage as five bros (brothers) or have the same fun on a tour bus or laughs in a hotel together that we have over the years but I’m super sure us and zayn will always remain the closest friends."
He adds, "I guess what I’m really trying to say is it’s far from over. When we very 1st became successful we all agreed that one direction had become much bigger than each individual member that’s why I feel like right now it’s ok to be sad and upset but I do ask everyone who is a fan of us to please keep ur faith in us I’m sure there’s a lot more to come."
Payne and bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan wrapped the Asian leg of their On the Road Again Tour in Indonesia hours after Malik's big announcement on Wednesday, and the new-look quartet is scheduled to hit the stage for a few dates in South Africa, beginning on Saturday (28Mar15).

Tuesday night, I attended One Direction’s Where We Are Tour at MetLife Stadium. Nothing will ever be the same.
1. To get the “fangirling” out of the way, just look at them:
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It still amazes me that five men could be so attractive, yet so talented at the same time.
2. Another fangirl reason: They are SERIOUS eye candy.
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My eyes have now been ruined for other men. Thanks a lot Niall.
3. Harry Styles dancing is something that can only be appreciated in person.
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You can see videos of it online, but there is something uniquely different about witnessing him do it live. Plus, he’ll spit water all over you and it’s not gross.
4. Actually, all of their dancing is worth mentioning. Especially Niall, who taught everyone how to twerk.
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5. The boys are so humble and thankful.
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Just last year, One Direction performed at the IZOD Center (top) in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Now, they have sold out MetLife Stadium (bottom), where the 2014 Super Bowl was held. Out of everyone, they cannot believe this. Niall and Liam both mentioned this amazing feat no less than 20 times. They honestly believe they wouldn’t be where they are now without their fans.
6. They sing live.
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Nowadays a lot of big name stars, not going to call anyone out specifically, don’t sing live. There is no lip-syncing for these boys. So yeah, they don’t sound exactly like they did on their album, but they sound real and amazing. It’s perfectly unperfect, because it reminds you that they’re real people, just like all of us. They’re just rich, beautiful, and super talented, but still human.
7. They aren’t some manufactured, "perfect" pop boy band.
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I knew this going into the show, but it was so refreshing to witness it. They’re not afraid to mess up. Niall missed one of his cues and was able to just laugh at himself and make a joke about it. Everyone laughed, obviously.
8. Zayn’s high notes.
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In person, these are actually felt all the way down to your bones. Expect chills.
9. Harry will make jokes/segues so corny that they’re actually funny.
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Such as: “Hug the person next to you. Really hug them! Are you feeling hugged? Are you feeling…Alive?!” He then proceeded to hug one of his security guards before singing.
10. You get to meet Daddy Direction.
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You might think Liam has grown out of his title as Daddy of the band, but at their concerts, you'll learn that's totally not true. He's their leader, taking charge of blowing kisses to fans, winking left and right (I swear I got at least one my way), and he's the first to start saying thank you.
11. It’s so obvious that they’re having a great time, which means you have a great time.
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No matter where your seats are, you can hear Louis's laugh as he jokes around with his 4 best friends. You might be 5 feet from him, or 1,000, it will still make you smile.
12. They don’t have routine choreography*.
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*If they have any at all. Anyone who saw This Is Us knows that they do, but don’t expect to watch them matching dance steps and hitting all their marks. Harry is going to be in one corner of the stage, blowing kisses to a girl as he waggles his eyebrows in time with his hips, while Liam is bouncing up and down in time with the music.
13. You get to see how expressive their faces are up close.
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Their emotions are clearly written on their faces. Meanwhile, your emotions are all over the place, making you kind of want to cry, scream, and faint.
14. You also get to witness how weird they are. Like, Harry Styles taking a banana break.
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Everyone else is singing I Would and Harry’s just eating a banana. Your friends saw that online? Well, you saw it in person and it was so wonderfully odd, you smiled all the way home.
15.What Makes You Beautiful will make you feel things.
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It manages to capture the essence of that first hit single, when they were still young and new, but the sound is mature now. It just goes to show how much they have grown these last few years. For a fan, it’s the ultimate ~feelings~ moment.
16. You can watch Liam fangirl over Niall.
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Sorry to all the Niall girls/guys. I think Liam wins this one.
17. It’s not actually a Tween infested mob, as you might have predicted.
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I’m the first person to admit that I fully expected to be surrounded by girls 10 years younger than myself. It was the exact reason I was skeptical about going to a concert for years now, because I didn’t want to stick out like a sore thumb. That’s not to say there aren’t a bunch of kids/teenagers there, but you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find yourself among your own peers too. I mean, they’re selling beer every 5 feet; obviously One Direction has got a bit of an older crowd now.
18. Best Song Ever live will convert any non-fan out there.
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It might not be their best song ever (personally, I love Happily) but it’s their best performed song ever. You can’t sit still when they’re performing it. You can’t keep quiet. Your body will react instinctively to the song, forcing you to dance and shout along to all of the words. The only down side is there was not this much butt wiggling.
Moral of this story: Even if you’re only a little bit of a fan and One Direction is coming to an arena near you, BUY TICKETS NOW. Any seat is a good seat, since you can probably hear Zayn hit that high note in You &amp; I from 25 miles away.
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The boys of One Direction have officially touched down on American soil for their massive Where We Are stadium tour. Tween girls across the country are screaming and crying in glee. You've got tickets. You might be too old. We’re here to help you figure out the signs.
1. You’re surrounded by people like this:
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Crying is not your first reaction when you think of One Direction. You’re excited, yes, but “crying excited?" No.
2. You don't need your parent (or their permission) to go.
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Your parents have no idea who, or what, the hell One Direction is.
3. You didn’t have to ask for the ticket as a gift.
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You totally used your big girl/boy money to pay for this.
4. You’re older than every member of the band.
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Some of them, by a lot. Why are you so young Harry?!
5. You’re much older than all the fans surrounding you.
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Are all of their fans 12!?
6. None of the merchandise fits you.
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Because it’s made for ages Tween and below.
7. You don’t have a bed time.
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But you also really shouldn’t be up past 11, on a week night, because you’ve got this thing called work tomorrow.
8. You think it’s a little too loud.
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Are concerts always this noisy?
9. You’re starting to question what these lyrics even mean and what it means that you’re singing along.
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I drive all night to keep her warm… “Wouldn’t she be warmer inside a house? Why are you kids wasting gas? Don’t you know how expensive that is?” – You, questioning their logic.
10. Instead of thinking about how hot these boys are, you want to know why they’re prettier than you.
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Are they wax figures?
11. Zayn’s face makes you really wish you didn’t notice your forehead starting to wrinkle ever-so-slightly.
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How are you supposed to pretend you’re their age if you’ve got crow’s feet ready to descend and their faces are still fresh from birth?
12. All of your friends openly mocked you for buying tickets.
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And the fact that you stalked Ticketmaster and StubHub to do so? They will never let you live it down.
13. You couldn’t tell your co-workers what concert you were going to.
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“Uhh…you’ve probably never heard of them! Gotta go, bye!” You're praying they don't see a picture of you there.
14. You can’t even follow along with their infamous Twitter chats during the show, because:
A. – "What are these people asking?"
B. – "That wasn’t even a question."
C. – "Why are people crying? They’re being so nice!"
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15. You think, even for a fleeting second, that you’re too old.
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If you think you are, that’s probably the biggest sign there is. It’s okay, we’ll pretend you didn’t think it. Hope you enjoy the show!
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As the winds of award show nominations pick up, you won't be surprised to find 12 Years a Slave at the top of every list. But the Academy, the Golden Globes, and the various other captains of the circuit are inclined to overlook some of our smaller, more personal favorites in lieu of the big, grand, and wholly unavoidable awardable pictures like Steven McQueen's American slavery epic. That is not to rob 12 Years of Slave of its due credit — the film absolutely deserves as much awards attention as it is getting. It's simply the sort of movie that you know will get awards attention right out of the gate... whereas pictures just as pristine such as Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig's Frances Ha, likely won't be the center of attention come Oscar night. But that's what the Independent Spirit Awards are for: to recognize the movies that we cherish with intimacy rather than with grandeur. Among them are Frances Ha, new release Nebraska, Robert Redford's nearly wordless All Is Lost (also a viable candidate for the Academy, due to its own dezzling veneer), the Coen Bros' upcoming Inside Llewyn Davis, and, yes, of course, 12 Years a Slave.
Check out the full list of nods below.
BEST FEATURE 12 Years A Slave All Is Lost Frances Ha Inside Llewyn Davis Nebraska
BEST LEAD FEMALE Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine Julie Delpy, Before Midnight Gaby Hoffman, Crystal Fairy Brie Larson, Short Term 12 Shailene Woodley, The Spectacular Now
BEST LEAD MALE Bruce Dern, Nebraska Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years A Slave Oscar Isaac, Inside Llewyn Davis Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club Robert Redford, All Is Lost
BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE Melonie Diaz, Fruitvale StationSally Hawkins, Blue Jasmine Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years A Slave Yolanda Ross, Go For Sisters June Squibb, Nebraska
BEST SUPPORTING MALE Michael Fassbender, 12 Years A Slave Will Forte, Nebraska James Gandolfini, Enough Said Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club Keith Stanfield, Short Term 12
BEST DIRECTOR Shane Carruth, Upstream Color J.C. Chandor, All Is Lost Steve McQueen, 12 Years A Slave Jeff Nichols, Mud Alexander Payne, Nebraska
BEST FIRST FEATUREBlue Caprice Concussion Fruitvale Station Una Noche Wadjda
JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD Computer Chess Crystal Fairy Museum Hours Pit Stop This Is Martin Bonner
BEST SCREENPLAY Woody Allen, Blue Jasmine Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater, Before Midnight Nicole Holofcener, Enough Said Scott Neustadter &amp; Michael H. Weber, The Spectacular Now John Ridley, 12 Years A Slave
BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Lake Bell, In A World Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Jon Bob Nelson, Nebraska Jill Soloway, Afternoon Delight Michael Starburry, The Inevitable Defeat Of Mister &amp; Pete
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYSean Bobbitt, 12 Years A Slave Benoit Debie, Spring Breakers Bruno Delbonnel, Inside Llewyn Davis Frank G. Demarco, All Is Lost Matthias Grunsky, Computer Chess
BEST EDITING Shane Carruth &amp; David Lowery, Upstream Color Jem Cohen &amp; Marc Vives, Museum Hours Jennifer Lame, Frances Ha Cindy Lee, Una Noche Nat Sanders, Short Term 12
BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM A Touch Of Sin Blue Is The Warmest ColorGloriaThe Great Beauty The Hunt
BEST DOCUMENTARYThe Act Of Killing After Tiller Gideon's ArmyThe Square Twenty Feet From Stardom
PIAGET PRODUCERS AWARDToby Halbrooks &amp; James M. JohnsonJacob JaffkeAndrea RoaFerderick Thornton
TRUER THAN FICTION AWARDS Kalyanee Mam, A River Changes Course Jason Osder, Let The Fire Burn Stephanie Spray &amp; Pancho Valez, Manakamana
SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARDS Aaron Douglas Johnston, My Sisters' Quinceanera Shaka King, Newlyweeds Madeleine Olnek, The Foxy Merkins
ROBERT ALTMAN AWARDMud

Critically-acclaimed drama 12 Years A Slave looks set to dominate the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards after landing seven nominations. The period movie, about a free black man from New York who is abducted and sold into slavery, has landed filmmaker Steve McQueen a nod for Best Director, while Chiwetel Ejiofor is shortlisted for Best Male Lead, and Michael Fassbender and Lupita Nyong'o will compete in the supporting actor and actress categories, respectively.
12 Years A Slave has also scored nods for screenplay and cinematography, and the film will also be up against All Is Lost, Frances Ha, Inside Llewyn Davis and Nebraska for the Best Feature title.
Father-and-son movie Nebraska is another multiple nominee, earning five mentions - Alexander Payne is up for Best Director, alongside McQueen, J.C. Chandor for All Is Lost, Jeff Nichols for Mud and Shane Carruth for Upstream Color; and Bruce Dern will battle for Best Male Lead, against Ejiofor, Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis), Michael B. Jordan (Fruitvale Station), Robert Redford (All Is Lost) and Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club).
Meanwhile, the Best Female Lead contenders include Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine, Julie Delpy for Before Midnight, and Shailene Woodley for her role in The Spectacular Now.
Among the other notable nominations: James Gandolfini has been shortlisted posthumously for Best Supporting Male for his performance in his last film, romantic comedy Enough Said, and the Best First Screenplay category features Lake Bell for In A World and Joseph Gordon-Levitt for Don Jon.
Jeff Nichols' Mud will receive the Robert Altman Award, which recognises the director, casting director and ensemble cast of a movie.
To be eligible for an Independent Spirit nod, all films must have been made for less than $20 million (£13.3 million). Movies must have either screened at a major film festival, including Sundance, Toronto or the Los Angeles Film Festival, or run for at least a week at a commercial theatre.
The winners will be unveiled at a ceremony in California on 1 March (14), on the eve of the 2014 Academy Awards.

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When we last left our heroes, they had conquered all opponents in the 74th Annual Hunger Games, returned home to their newly refurbished living quarters in District 12, and fallen haplessly to the cannibalism of PTSD. And now we're back! Hitching our wagons once again to laconic Katniss Everdeen and her sweet-natured, just-for-the-camera boyfriend Peeta Mellark as they gear up for a second go at the Capitol's killing fields.
But hold your horses — there's a good hour and a half before we step back into the arena. However, the time spent with Katniss and Peeta before the announcement that they'll be competing again for the ceremonial Quarter Quell does not drag. In fact, it's got some of the film franchise's most interesting commentary about celebrity, reality television, and the media so far, well outweighing the merit of The Hunger Games' satire on the subject matter by having Katniss struggle with her responsibilities as Panem's idol. Does she abide by the command of status quo, delighting in the public's applause for her and keeping them complacently saturated with her smiles and curtsies? Or does Katniss hold three fingers high in opposition to the machine into which she has been thrown? It's a quarrel that the real Jennifer Lawrence would handle with a castigation of the media and a joke about sandwiches, or something... but her stakes are, admittedly, much lower. Harvey Weinstein isn't threatening to kill her secret boyfriend.
Through this chapter, Katniss also grapples with a more personal warfare: her devotion to Gale (despite her inability to commit to the idea of love) and her family, her complicated, moralistic affection for Peeta, her remorse over losing Rue, and her agonizing desire to flee the eye of the public and the Capitol. Oftentimes, Katniss' depression and guilty conscience transcends the bounds of sappy. Her soap opera scenes with a soot-covered Gale really push the limits, saved if only by the undeniable grace and charisma of star Lawrence at every step along the way of this film. So it's sappy, but never too sappy.
In fact, Catching Fire is a masterpiece of pushing limits as far as they'll extend before the point of diminishing returns. Director Francis Lawrence maintains an ambiance that lends to emotional investment but never imposes too much realism as to drip into territories of grit. All of Catching Fire lives in a dreamlike state, a stark contrast to Hunger Games' guttural, grimacing quality that robbed it of the life force Suzanne Collins pumped into her first novel.
Once we get to the thunderdome, our engines are effectively revved for the "fun part." Katniss, Peeta, and their array of allies and enemies traverse a nightmare course that seems perfectly suited for a videogame spin-off. At this point, we've spent just enough time with the secondary characters to grow a bit fond of them — deliberately obnoxious Finnick, jarringly provocative Johanna, offbeat geeks Beedee and Wiress — but not quite enough to dissolve the mystery surrounding any of them or their true intentions (which become more and more enigmatic as the film progresses). We only need adhere to Katniss and Peeta once tossed in the pit of doom that is the 75th Hunger Games arena, but finding real characters in the other tributes makes for a far more fun round of extreme manhunt.
But Catching Fire doesn't vie for anything particularly grand. It entertains and engages, having fun with and anchoring weight to its characters and circumstances, but stays within the expected confines of what a Hunger Games movie can be. It's a good one, but without shooting for succinctly interesting or surprising work with Katniss and her relationships or taking a stab at anything but the obvious in terms of sending up the militant tyrannical autocracy, it never even closes in on the possibility of being a great one.
3.5/5
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After a week-and-a-half of red carpets, press conferences, parties, and screenings, the 2013 Cannes Film Festival has come to a close. The Palme D'Or, Cannes' most prestigious prize — the fest's equivalent of "Best Picture" — went to director Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue Is the Warmest Color.
20 films made the final cut for the awards, and jury president Steven Spielberg, presiding over an all-star roster of voters including Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee, Christoph Waltz, and Daniel Auteuil, handed out the prizes, along with Mistress of Ceremonies Audrey Tautou. Best Actor went to Bruce Dern for his stirring turn in Alexander Payne's Nebraska. Best Actress to Bérénice Bejo for her role in A Separation director Asghar Farhadi's new film The Past. And the much-buzzed-about new film from Joel &amp; Ethan Coen, Inside Llewyn Davis, about New York City's folk-music scene in the early 1960s, grabbed the Grand Prix, basically the runner-up prize to the Palme D'Or.
Here's the full list of winners:
Palme d’Or: Abdellatif Kechiche, Blue Is The Warmest Color
Grand Prix: Coen Brothers, Inside Llewyn Davis
Best Director: Amat Escalante, Heli
Best Screenplay: Jia Zhangke, A Touch of Sin
Best Actress: Berenice Bejo, The Past
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Jury Prize: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Like Father, Like Son
Camera d'Or: Anthony Chen, Ilo Ilo
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Guess there isn’t a South Park-style rivalry between Family Guy and The Simpsons after all. Seth MacFarlane, creator, executive producer and voice actor of Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, will lend his voice to his network-mates The Simpsons for the show's season finale.
MacFarlane voices a charming married man whom Marge (Julie Kavner) inadvertently meets on a swingers’ website and – obviously – shenanigans ensue. Mistaking a swinging Ashley Madison-type website for a Dolly Madison-type cupcake site, Ben (MacFarlane) pursues Marge after they learn they share a love for a Downton Abbey-type TV series, Upton Rectory.
Also in the season finale, Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Moe (Hank Azaria), Lenny (Harry Shearer) and Carl (Azaria) win $200,000 in the Springfield Lottery, but when Carl takes off to Iceland – his homeland – with all the winnings, the guys embark on a Nordic adventure to get the cash back.
The hourlong season finale airs Sunday, May 19 at 8 PM ET/PT on FOX.
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